What Makes a Company Great at Producing Leaders?
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 8, 2023
GE is well known as an “academy company” — a talent incubator that exports effective leaders to other organizations and even industries.
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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story
Management Consulted
AUGUST 1, 2013
When seeking new talent, Oliver Wyman’s consulting team says they are looking for employees who are driven, risky, and innovative. Have an upcoming Oliver Wyman interview? They offer in-depth initial training (1 week), the chance to be an active part of projects, and close support from managers. Website: [link].
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Measuring the Long-Term Impact of L&D Initiatives on Business Performance
Clarity Consultants
FEBRUARY 9, 2025
L&D initiatives are essential for attracting and retaining top talent. By prioritizing L&D, companies can ensure they have the right talent to drive long-term success. A well-structured L&D strategy should include a mix of formal and informal learning, coaching and mentoring, and targeted training programs.
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3 Ways Social Entrepreneurs Can Solve Their Talent Problem
Harvard Business
JUNE 29, 2016
The research, conducted with analytical support from McKinsey and funding from Omidyar Network, included interviews with 37 investors and 10 social enterprise leaders. The second most important problem, finding and keeping talented people (36%), becomes crucial as entrepreneurs secure some funding. — money.
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Bridgespan Non-Profit Consulting Interviews and Culture
Management Consulted
DECEMBER 7, 2014
. BRIDGESPAN INTERVIEWS & CULTURE . Many that serve clients with strategy come from organizations (like Bain or McKinsey) that offer excellent toolkit and skills training pre-Bridgespan; the training at Bridgespan is there, but not as thorough. KEY STATS FOR BRIDGESPAN. Bridgespan Website: www.bridgespan.org. Internships.
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Employee Engagement and Experience Strategies: Are They Aligned Enough?
LSA Global
DECEMBER 23, 2024
These two concepts, while interconnected, serve distinct purposes within a talent management strategy. Employee Experience encompasses the entirety of an employees journey with the organization from recruitment, to interviews , to new employee orientation all the way to exit interviews and offboarding.
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Managing Risks in Manufacturing Projects: Essentials and Best Practices
Epicflow
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Workforce shortage Manufacturing companies have been struggling with several ongoing workforce challenges: an aging workforce, a shortage of skilled professionals, competition for digital talent from other industries, persistent difficulties in retaining employees. is the most impacted by talent shortages [1].
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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture
Management Consulted
MARCH 9, 2014
The firm also launched their Talent Development Division – The Advisory Board Academies – to address “the leadership gap in health care” In 2003, The Advisory Board began to branch out into business intelligence and analytics launching the business Compass in the process. Felsenthal), a Chief Talent Officer (Mary D.
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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?
Management Consulted
JANUARY 20, 2014
BearingPoint Interview and Culture. Preparing for a BearingPoint interview? ” This is an international training week to learn more about the company and build a personal network within the firm. Lots of excellent training is available and other co-consultants are very helpful. KEY STATS FOR BEARINGPOINT. Commitment.
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High Functioning Team Training for Medical Leads
LSA Global
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Assess To ensure the design was highly relevant to the target audience, their bosses, and the organization as a whole, we conducted the following training needs assessment : Held 360-degree interviews with key stakeholders. Training Measurement and Next Steps Measured participant satisfaction and knowledge gain.
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Towers Watson Consulting Interviews and Culture
Management Consulted
FEBRUARY 7, 2016
Talent Assessment. Talent Management. Out of the massive laundry list of HR and benefits options for any old large global firm to choose from, Towers Watson specializes in the Health and Group Benefits, Insurance Industry Consulting and Talent Management practice areas. Sales Effectiveness and Rewards. Office Locations.
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Training Your Hiring Managers: The Right Questions to Ask in an Interview
Strategic Planning and Management Insights
JULY 22, 2021
Recruiting top talent is never an easy task. One of the many problems HR faces is the sheer amount of due diligence that must be done when scouting for talent. It was difficult enough even before the world was turned upside down - and now with remote/hybrid work, it's become more complex.
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Archstone Consulting Culture and Interview Tips
Management Consulted
MAY 22, 2016
The firm is small and internally loyal – poaching talent from one group to haul it over to another is frowned upon. Intern pay and training at Archstone Consulting are on par with other consulting firms, and prior interns have found it a good foot in the door for landing permanent positions.
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Launching the Consulting Case Interview Bootcamp – Online
Management Consulted
MAY 5, 2015
What started off as an informal blog about management consulting with just a few readers became interview prep sessions, resume edits, videos on YouTube and Vimeo, books and the presentations we give at colleges around the world. The case interview is the great equalizer. And after all that, even with 1.5M Who is it for?
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Analysis Group Interviews and Culture
Management Consulted
OCTOBER 4, 2015
There are lots of informal training opportunities, classes and support if you’re applying for grad school. Without an MBA or a PhD, you won’t get very far up the ladder, which, no matter how talented you are, is going to have a huge bearing on your compensation. ANALYSIS GROUP INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING. Analysis Group Facebook.
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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture
Management Consulted
FEBRUARY 15, 2015
FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS & CULTURE. While each practice also has its own formal training program to develop skills, FTI is like most firms in that the majority of your learning will happen “on the job”, so don’t expect to be fully prepared for whatever work ends up coming your way. FTI CONSULTING INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.
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Why consulting?
Management Consulted
OCTOBER 3, 2012
As we were looking through your responses, we realized you were answering as if you were in an interview – and that’s smart. These days, it pays to practice being in “interview mode” so you’re ready for the real thing – whether it’s networking with a neighbor at Starbucks or sitting in the hot seat.
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Companies Can Address Talent Shortages by Partnering with Educators
Harvard Business
JUNE 4, 2018
” “Our goal,” it stated, “must be to develop the talents of all to their fullest.” The talents of all are not being developed to their fullest, and many U.S. million job openings , which companies are struggling to find the right talent to fill. industries face acute skills shortages.
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How My Company Created an Apprenticeship Program to Help Diversify Tech
Harvard Business
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Even though we were following the typical playbook — posting open positions on job boards that specialize in attracting candidates from underrepresented groups, sponsoring events, giving scholarships, and training our employees on inclusion and hidden bias — we weren’t seeing progress. Native American, 18.1%
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128 Building Trust Between Your Employees and Freelancers
Harvard Business
MARCH 15, 2017
This blending of internal and external talent can have huge benefits to the organization — cost savings, access to new capabilities, speed and flexibility — but having a blended workforce creates special challenges that most managers aren’t prepared to deal with. Look for more than technical expertise.
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Competency Based Interviewing Training for Global Healthcare Company
LSA Global
APRIL 30, 2023
Redwood Shores, CA – LLSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy today announced results for a customized Competency Based Interviewing Training workshop for key leaders.
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Virtual Interview Tips to Hire Top Talent
LSA Global
APRIL 27, 2020
Virtual Interview Tips to Hire Top Talent. The option of interviewing and hiring virtually, rather than through typical in-person interviews, is quickly becoming the new norm as recruiters and hiring managers adapt to social distancing, look to open up their talent pool, and manage travel expenses.
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PR Agencies Need to Be More Diverse and Inclusive. Here’s How to Start.
Harvard Business
APRIL 12, 2018
To understand what else the PR industry is doing in response to the intensifying spotlight on diversity and inclusion, I interviewed 18 CEOs who lead firms in the top 100 Global PR agencies. The CEOs also told me that retention of diverse talent was particularly challenging.
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The Power of Leaders Who Focus on Solving Problems
Harvard Business
APRIL 16, 2018
Yet there is no denying that truly awesome stuff gets done thanks to Ming’s abilities to see possibilities and assemble talent. Cautiously, we called it problem-led leadership, and launched into all the interviewing, case studying, and literature review that goes into a leadership research project. Back to Vivienne Ming.
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A Career in People Advisory Consulting: Is It Right for You?
Tom Spencer
MARCH 3, 2023
People advisory consulting is a field that involves helping organizations optimize their human resources and talent management practices. They might then work with the company to design and implement an employee engagement program, or advise the company on how to improve its talent management practices. What is People Advisory?
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Invest In Your People Now: The 6 Biggest Benefits of Leadership Development
Clarity Consultants
JULY 28, 2023
Through courses, coaching sessions, and training modules, they can improve their leadership skills and become the manager they need to be for their business. Without the training, they will continue to feel unsatisfied, making it harder for them to reach their goals and encourage others.
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Why You Should Interview People Who Turn Down a Job with Your Company
Harvard Business
AUGUST 1, 2016
Successfully competing for top talent involves both selling jobs to the best candidates and retaining the highest performing incumbents. Like “exit interviews” these “declined offer” interviews can yield a lot of information about your own organization as well as valuable data about your industry and competitors.
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Getting More Black Women into the C-Suite
Harvard Business
JULY 1, 2016
Fifty years later, invisibility continues to cloak ambitious black women—as our interviews make clear — for much the same reasons. Finally, leaders themselves need to acknowledge that invisibility for talent at the intersections is due to blinders they wear, and resist putting aside.
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How to Hire the Right Talent for Your Business
Granite Leadership Strategies
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
You probably think good talent is hard to find for your business these days. Out of all those resumes, you only find a few candidates you want to call for an interview. But good talent does exist; you must know how to find it. The key is to try a new approach to locating top-notch talent.
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If You Offer Mid-Career Internships, Flaunt It
Harvard Business
JULY 4, 2016
Professional mid-career internships operate on the same principle as any other internship: they provide employees the opportunity to be evaluated on an actual work sample instead of a series of interviews by an employer that might want to hire them. But these perceptions are changing, for good reason.
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114 How a Fast-Growing Startup Built Its Sales Team for Long-Term Success
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 4, 2017
.” The biggest problem with a short-term approach is that managers develop blind spots around crucial processes such as recruiting, hiring, and training and development. But ignoring talent processes and strategies can have unintended consequences and stall one’s scaling efforts. Talent matters.
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How a Fast-Growing Startup Built Its Sales Team for Long-Term Success
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 4, 2017
.” The biggest problem with a short-term approach is that managers develop blind spots around crucial processes such as recruiting, hiring, and training and development. But ignoring talent processes and strategies can have unintended consequences and stall one’s scaling efforts. Talent matters.
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Is Consulting an Attractive Career Option?
Tom Spencer
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Prior to Accenture offering me a position, one of my interviewers asked me “what attracted you to consulting?”. This is a common question in consulting interviews, and it is one that usually throws people off. I strongly believe in authenticity, preparing ahead, and applying personal experience and skills in every interview question.
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113 5 Steps to Hiring the Right Talent
LSA Global
APRIL 12, 2017
As you purposefully build your company and your corporate culture, selecting the right talent—the talent that fits the job and your organization—is critical. Make these five steps part of your talent management process to hire talent that fits : Conduct a Job Analysis. Dig deeper during the interview process.
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Why the Australian Defence Organization Is Recruiting Cyber Analysts on the Autism Spectrum
Harvard Business
DECEMBER 7, 2017
To help address it, ADO has, with the help of some innovative business firms, leapt to the forefront with a new approach to sourcing cybersecurity talent: “Dandelion programs.” If we adapt a different managerial approach , however, we can access superior talent. Insight Center. The Human Element of Cybersecurity.
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LSA GLOBAL Delivers Supervisory Skills Training for Biotech
LSA Global
JUNE 17, 2024
This experienced and new manager training session required leveling up the confidence and effectiveness of Biotech supervisors by increasing their awareness, confidence, and capabilities to lead others. The post LSA GLOBAL Delivers Supervisory Skills Training for Biotech appeared first on LSA Global. 100% Job Relevance 98.4%
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LSA Global Delivers Executive Team Alignment Session for a Services Firm
LSA Global
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Assessed the Current Situation Reviewed previous business plans, employee feedback, and key processes Conducted 360-degree interviews with key stakeholders Conducted leadership decision making session 2. To create executive team alignment, LSA Global: 1. Designed and Facilitated a 2-day Leadership Team Alignment Session 3.
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Why Invest in Talent Management
LSA Global
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
Do Your Leaders Invest in Talent Management? Among all the investments you can make as a leader to grow your company, don’t, for heaven’s sake, neglect to invest in talent management…attracting, engaging, developing and retaining your top talent. Talent Matters – Do Not Make the Same Mistake. The other two?
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People Leadership Fundamentals for Technology Managers
LSA Global
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Communicating with Impact Explore communication essentials training best practices about how to engage with others effectively through clarity of ideas, connection with your audience through enhanced listening and questioning skills, and a clear and actionable path forward. Learn more about getting aligned.
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Leadership Program for an Executive Team
LSA Global
OCTOBER 9, 2024
The executive decision making training set the executive team up for success by exploring the mindsets, behaviors, and skills needed to direct, build, and lead a high-performing and high-functioning organization undergoing rapid change. Learn more about getting aligned.
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66 Case Study: Should an Algorithm Tell You Who to Promote?
Harvard Business
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
As a VP of sales and marketing for Becker-Birnbaum International, a global consumer products company, Aliyah knew she needed a talented marketing director to support her division’s portfolio of 34 products. As the COO made another well-deserved toast to Anne, Aliyah thought back to her interviews with Ed and Molly. Meeting Ed Yu.
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LSA Global Delivers Strategy Refresh Session for Talent Development Team
LSA Global
JULY 27, 2022
Redwood Shores, CA – LSA Global, the leading business consulting, coaching, and training firm that helps fast growth life science, technology, and service companies by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with strategy, today announced results for a Strategic Facilitation Session for a Talent Development Team facing major disruption.
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36 How Women of Color Get to Senior Management
Harvard Business
AUGUST 31, 2018
Sixteen women were interviewed and seven others participated in a focus group. This said, training alone will change nothing if managers aren’t held accountable for culture and talent. Exclusionary cultural practices are often deeply embedded in the company culture, organizational structures, and talent practices.
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132 The 5 Elements of a Strong Leadership Pipeline
Harvard Business
OCTOBER 6, 2016
How talent management is changing. We surveyed and interviewed executives from more than 2,000 companies, asking extensive questions about how they develop leaders, how their companies are managed, how they coordinate their work, and what their organizational culture looks like. Insight Center. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders.
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